ENSURING INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT This section of the report presents the outcomes of the E4L program in line with four indicators: (i) Communities have adopted climate resilient livelihood strategies; (ii) Farmers use strategies and technologies to improve and diversify their livelihoods; (iii) Farmer groups have improved growth opportunities to make their businesses profitable and competitive and (iv) Women and youth start up and sustain their own businesses.
on the recommended appropriate resilient strategies in Saboba and Karaga districts on bee-keeping and irrigation respectively. That is, bee-keeping with three (3) beehives was demonstrated in Nayili community in the Saboba district. The technical capacities of the farmers were enhanced on how to effectively and efficiently manage bees to get maximum result. The farmers are therefore monitoring the beehives closely so as to address any challenges Girls and young women have better when they arise. As at December 2020 the bees were yet to enter into the beehives. The Zerizeri education opportunities farmers in the Karaga District were supported to demonstrate irrigation for dry-season Vulnerability assessment conducted for communities in the five target districts, resilience vegetable farming through pumping water from a perennial dam. The farmers have gained technologies were explored and two of the increased capacity from these demonstrations technologies demonstrated in two districts and are just beginning the farming process. (Saboba and Karaga). The target for 2020 was to demonstrate two technologies in three districts. However, the third demonstration could not happen because assessment showed that the Mion district was not adequately prepared for the demonstration. The vulnerability assessment showed that local livelihoods are heavily dependent on rain-fed agricultural production and crop yields are decreasing due to shifting rainfall patterns and increasing temperatures. The program has successfully carried out two (2) demonstrations 13
Photo: Training session for farmers on bee-keeping in Saboba district
